Motor and transmission support.



APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I8, 1916.

Patented N ov. 20, 191'?.

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@um ne? bearings HOWARD P. `WGCl'lll'OiltTl-I, OF BAY CITY, MICHIGAN, .ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 UNION MOTOR TRUCK CO.,

OF BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION SUPPORT.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

To all whom t may concern.' Y Y Be it known that l, HOWARD P. Woon- WORTH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Bay City, in the county of Bay and State of Michigan, have Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionv relates to improvements in motor and transmission supports.

The invention is particularly1 adapted for use in connection With motors mounted upon a frame W ich is submitted to twisting and bending sixains, such as are incurred in Inotor car/frI mes.

One/object of this invention is to provide a hanger' or support that Will protect the engine and transmission from the strains incurred by the twisting and bending of the frame and at the same time keep the engine or motor and transmission in proper alinement.

Another object is to provide a support or hanger which may form an integral part of the motor base or Which can be attached thereto, which is pivotally suspended from attached to each side of the chassis.`

.A further object is to provide a support or hanger which may form an integral part of the motor base or which can be attached thereto having outwardly extending portions provided With bearing pins fitting into suitable bearings attached to the chassis.

l'Vith the above and other objects in View the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the shape, size, materials, proportions and minor details Without departing from theY spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :-l Figure. 1 is a plan View of a motor` car frame provided with my support or hanger with the motor and transmission 'mounted thereon.

mventedcertain new and useful Irnprovef ments 1n Motor and Transmission Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. l

Fig'. 3 is a section lon the motor and transmission being detached -and one of the bearings shown in section.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the support.

Fig. 5 is a det-ail of the hanger or support bearing, and

Fig. 6 is a modified form of the bearing.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the chassis of an ordinary motor. car frame, provided at each side thereof With L-shaped brackets 2 which are disposed exactly vopposite 'each other. The vertical flanges 2a ets are bolted .or otherwise secured to the inner sides of the chassis 1 While the hprizontal langes 2b are adapted to support bearing boxes 8 also bolted or otherwise secured tothe anges 2b. l

The support or hanger 4 is of annular formation and has an annular flange 4a extending inwardly therefrom, providing a circularopening X in said support, through which the ,driving shaft' of the engine is adapted to pass. Extendingfrom opposite sides of the support or hanger near the top portion thereof are ears 5 in Which are secured the bearing pins 6, which pins are received within the bearing boxes 8 of the brackets 2 whereby the support or hanger 4 is swingingly supported in the chassis 1.

The motor 7 has the usual base 8 which is provided With the ordinaryl flange 9 and this flange 9 is adapted to be bolted to the iiange 4a of the support usual bolts or rivets 10.

The transmission box 11 with the ordinary i-'ange dotted lines in Fig.v2),land this dan eis adapted to be bolted to the oppositefsi' e" of the iange -4a of the support or hangprl by means of the usual bolts or rivets 13.

The motor base is supported at its opposite end by' means of the usual hanger 14. This hanger 14 is of a common-form now in use and the structure thereof lforms no part of thepresept invention. n

In Fig. 6 a modified form of bearinU and bearing boxv is shown. In this'ilgure the bearing box 3 -and bearing pin 6a are is also provided line A-A. of Fig. 1,'

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of said brackor hanger4 by their pin shown as made of an oval shape. This form gives greater flexibility to Jdie frame and motor support.

What l claim 'iszl. In a device of the Character described, a chassis, baeketsmounted in said chassis, bearing boxes mounted on said brackets, mi annular hanger suspended from said bracl: ets, said hanger having aipaii of oppositely located ears, bearing pins in Said ears, said bearing pins-adapted to be received in the mfr/,055

a'foiresaid bearing boxes an'd thereby swingingly support the hanger from said ,chassis In combination, a chassis, a hanger s\\'ingingly mounted on the chassis and haw ing an inwardly extending flange, a motor base secured to one side of said flange, and :1 transmission case secured to the opposite side of said flange.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 20

HOWARD P. WOGDWORTH. 

